Razor blade dispensers

ABSTRACT

A razor blade dispenser comprising holder and cover members rotatably coupled together, the holder member being formed with retaining means for releasably retaining the blades with an end portion of each blade so retained located in a discrete peripheral portion of the holder member, the cover member being formed with an opening, and rotating means for rotating the members with respect to each other so that successive end portions of said blades are successively located within said opening.

United States Patent 1191 Solomon RAZOR BLADE DISPENSERS [76] Inventor: Arieh Solomon, 38 Hasharsheret St.,

Afeka, Tel-Aviv, Israel [22] Filed: May 15, 1972 [21 Appl.No.:253,444

[52] US. Cl. 221/76, 206/16 B [51] Int. Cl B65d 83/10 [58] Field of Search 221/76, 79, 81, 87,

221/69, 103, 113, 120, 121, 132, 232; 206/46 BL, 16 B, 16 C, 16 BC; 30/402 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,543,918 12/1970 Waterman 206/16 B 2,474,168 6/1948 Sacher et al.. 221/79 2,391,701 12/1945 Heller 206/16 B X FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 88,510 2/1937 Sweden 206/16 B Oct.9, 1973 Primary Examiner-Robert B. Reeves Assistant Examiner-Francis .I. Bartuska Attorney-Alvin Browdy et al.

57 ABSTRACT A razor blade dispenser comprising holder and cover members rotatably coupled together, the holder member being formed with retaining means for releasably retaining the blades with an end portion of each blade so retained located in a discrete peripheral portion of the holder member, the cover member being formed with an opening, and rotating means for rotating the members with respect to each other so that successive end portions of said blades are successively located within said opening.

3 Claims, 7 Drawing Figures 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented Oct. 9, 1973 3,764,040

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 RAZOR BLADE DISPENSERS This invention relates to razor blade dispensers and has as its object the provision of a new and improved dispenser capable of readily dispensing individual razor blades with a maximum of facility and safety.

According to the present invention there is provided a razor blade dispenser comprising holder and cover members rotatably coupled together, the holder member being formed with retaining means for releasably retaining the blades with an end portion of each blade so retained located in a discrete peripheral portion of the holder member, the cover member being formed with an opening, and rotating means for rotating the members with respect to each other so that successive end portions of said blades are successively located within said opening.

Preferably said members are substantially disc-like, said discrete peripheral portions of the holder member being constituted by peripheral cut-outs, said retaining means being constituted by resilient tongues formed integrally with the holder member and projecting radially into said cut-outs, said tongues being adapted to be located within locating slots formed in the blades.

For a beter understanding of the present invention and to show how the same can be carried out in practice reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a side elevation of the dispenser,

FIG. 2 is a longitudinally sectioned view of the dispenser shown in FIG. 1 taken along the line II-II,

FIG. 3 is a plan view from above of the dispenser shown in FIG. 1 with a portion of a cover member shown broken away, and

FIG. 4 (a d is an exploded perspective view of the dispenser shown in FIGS. 1 3.

As seen in the drawings (and in particular in FIG. 4

I thereof) the dispenser includes a disc-like holder memher 1, a cover member 2, a rotary cap 3 and a base member 4.

The holder member is formed ofa disc 5 in which are formed, at equiangularly spaced intervals 8, substantially circular cut-out portions 6. Formed integrally with the disc 5 and extending radially therefrom are retaining tongues 7, each tongue 7 having a portion 7a which rises from the plane of the disc 5 and a succeeding portion 7b which tapers downwardly towards a rectangular tongue end face 70, the tongue 7 asa whole projecting into the associated cut-out 6.

The rotary cap 3 is constituted of a cylindrical portion 8 and an annular flange 9 in which flange are formed at equiangularly spaced intervals eight slots 10, the arrangement being such that-when the rotary cap 3 is disposed in position on the holder member 1 the portions 7a of the retaining tongues 7 are respectively located in the slots 10 with the cylindrical portion 8 projecting centrally upwardly from the disc 5.

The cover member 2 comprises a cover disc 11 in which is formed a centrally located aperture 12 of diameter equal to the outer diameter of the cylindrical portion 8 of the rotary cap 3. The disc 11 is formed with a downwardly extending skirt portion 13, the lower edge of which is provided with an inwardly extending annular flange 14, there being formed in the cover member 2 an opening 15 and, in the undersurface of the disc 11, a radial notch 11a communicating centrally with the opening 15.

The base member 4 is formed of a base disc 16 having an upwardly extending peripheral wall 7 and an outwardly directed flanged rim 18, there being formed in the base 4 an opening 19 which corresponds to the opening 15 formed in the cover member 2. There is furthermore formed in the upwardly extending wall 17 directly below the flange 18 an elongated peripheral slot 20. The base is provided with a pair of apertures by means of which it can be bolted to a support surface.

The assembly of the separate components of the dispenser takes place simultaneously with the loading of the dispenser with razor blades 19 to be dispensed. For this purpose the razor blades 19 are located on the holder member 1 in such a manner as to radiate radially with respect to the central portion of the disc, the innermost ends of the razor blades overlapping and the tongues 7 being respectively located in the central longitudinal slot 19b formed in the respective blades 19. This location of a blade 19 is clearly shown in FIG. 3 of the drawings. The outermost end portions 19c of the blades therefore project into the cut-outs 6 of the holder member.

The rotary cap 3 is thereupon placed in position with the rear portions 7a of the retaining tongues located in the slots 10 and the assembly, consisting of the holder member 1, blades 19 and rotary cap 3 being inserted into the cover member 2 so that the cylindrical portion 8 of the rotary cap 3 projects through the central circular aperture 12 and so that one circular cut-out 6 and associated tongue 7 and blade end 190 being aligned with the opening 15, the apical portion of this tongue 7 engaging in the notch 11a.

The assembly is thereupon completed by the insertion of the base member 4 into the lowermost portion of the holder member 2, the flange 18 engaging with the corresponding flange 14, with the opening 19 of the base member 4 being aligned with the opening 15 of the cover 2. In this position one end portion [9c of one blade 19 isexposed within the aligned openings 15 and 190i the cover and base members: 2 and 4 allowing this end portion 190 to be gripped between the thumb and forefinger and withdrawn from the dispenser against the slight flexible resistance afforded by the retaining tongue 7. With the withdrawal of one of the blades 19 and when it is desired to withdraw a subsequent blade 19 the holder member 1 is rotated by means of the rotary cap 3 until the succeeding tongue 7 engages in the notch 11a and the successive exposed end portion 19c of a blade 19 located in the successive cut-out 6 is located within the aligned openings 15 and 19.

The provision of the slit 20 allows for the disposal of used blades by being inserted through the slit 20 into the compartment defined between the base portion 4 and the lower surface of the holder member 1.

The dispenser just described when formed of a plas tics material can be readily produced by appropriate moulding and stamping procedures and the dispenser as a whole constitutes an attractive economical mode of packaging razor blades whilst allowing them to be readily dispensed when required.

I claim:

1. A razor blade dispenser comprising:

a. a pair of cover members connected together to define an enclosed chamber and having overlying aligned openings on the peripheral edges thereof;

b. a disc-like holder member rotatably mounted within the chamber and having a central planar region and a plurality of peripheral cut-out portions;

c. a plurality of radially extending resilient retaining tongues respectively associated with and centrally located relative to the cut-out portions, each tongue being connected to the central planar region' and having a base portion rising from the plane thereof for releasably retaining a blade with an end portion thereof located in the cut-out portion with which the tongue is associated;

d. rotatable cap coupled to the holder member and projecting through an opening in one of the cover members for imparting selective rotation to the holder member within the chamber; and

e. a detent on one of the cover members cooperable with the base portions of the tongues for releasably retaining the holder member in angular positions at which the respective cut-out portions are located in the aligned openings.

2. A razor blade dispenser according to claim 1 wherein the detent is in the form of a radial notch in one of the cover members communicating centrally of the peripheral opening therein.

3. A razor blade dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the cap is in the form of an inverted cup having an annular flange on the free end overlying the central region of the holder member and having radial slots therein respectively receiving the base portions of the tongues. 

1. A razor blade dispenser comprising: a. a pair of cover members connected together to define an enclosed chamber and having overlying aligned openings on the peripheral edges thereof; b. a disc-like holder member rotatably mounted within the chamber and having a central planar region and a plurality of peripheral cut-out portions; c. a plurality of radially extending resilient retaining tongues respectively associated with and ceNtrally located relative to the cut-out portions, each tongue being connected to the central planar region and having a base portion rising from the plane thereof for releasably retaining a blade with an end portion thereof located in the cut-out portion with which the tongue is associated; d. rotatable cap coupled to the holder member and projecting through an opening in one of the cover members for imparting selective rotation to the holder member within the chamber; and e. a detent on one of the cover members cooperable with the base portions of the tongues for releasably retaining the holder member in angular positions at which the respective cutout portions are located in the aligned openings.
 2. A razor blade dispenser according to claim 1 wherein the detent is in the form of a radial notch in one of the cover members communicating centrally of the peripheral opening therein.
 3. A razor blade dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the cap is in the form of an inverted cup having an annular flange on the free end overlying the central region of the holder member and having radial slots therein respectively receiving the base portions of the tongues. 